流行美语第335课：没日没夜 消磨时光.docVIP

最牛英语口语学习法：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ ： 流行美语第335课：没日没夜 消磨时光 Larry跟李华约好，下班后一起在餐馆吃饭，李华先到了一步。今天我们要学两个常用语：have a full plate 和 to kill time。 LH: （远远地）Hey, Larry! 我在这儿呢！ LL: Hi Lihua. Phew! Its so good to finally sit down and relax. LH: 你怎么累成这副样子？没不舒服吧？ LL: Im just a bit tired...Ive got quite a full plate at work right now; its been a verystressful?couple of weeks. LH: A full plate? 什么？你在办公室已经吃了满满一盘子饭菜？不是说好跟我一起吃饭的吗？ LL: Oh, I dont mean a real plate of food, Li Hua, its just a figure of speech. Saying you have a full plate at work means that you are very busy, it doesnt actually have anything to do with food. LH: 哦，我明白了，说自己 have a full plate 意思就是在有限的时间里有许许多多的事情要做。 LL: Thats right. Thats exactly how I would describe my situation at the office right now. LH: 那我期末考试前没日没夜地复习功课，也可以说 I had a full plate？ LL: Yes, that would be a perfect example. Everyone feels like they have a lot on their plate when finals come around. Or, last fall when my friend Steve was working two part-time jobs while going to school - I could say he really had a full plate back then. LH: 好，我明白了，说了这么半天 a full plate，我肚子已经咕咕叫了。服务员来了，你想好点什么了吗？ LL: You bet I am! Ive had such a full plate at work, I didnt even have time to eat lunch today! LH: 什么？你居然忙得连午饭都没顾得上吃，早知道这样，我们应该去吃自助餐才对！ ****** Larry和李华吃完晚饭，Larry一副酒足饭饱、心满意足的样子。 LL: (Sounding satisfied) Ah! That was a?superb?bacon-cheeseburger. Now if only I didnt have to worry about going back to work tomorrow morning. LH: 不想去上班？你开什么玩笑？我敢担保，象你这种闲不住的人，如果没工作，整天待在家里，一定会无聊得发疯。 LL: Lihua, You dont know how lazy I can be. Killing time is one of the things I do best. LH: Killing time? 什么是kill time? LL: Killing time is just another way of saying wasting time. Of course I wouldnt actually kill anything! LH: 哦，killing time就是中文里说的打发时间。 LL: Thats right. And I am an?expert?at killing time. LH: 这一点我可以作证。你每天把大把的时间都用来打电子游戏，浪费时间的能力确实已经达到了“专家”的水平。 LL: Very funny...So I like to kill time with my Playstation on the weekends, theres nothing wrong with that. And besides, Im not the only one wh